Welcome to NEST

The National Entitlement Security Trust (NEST) is a national industry trust established to safeguard the entitlements of employees. It is a not for profit trust open to any industry.

Any type of non-superannuation entitlement covered by an employment agreement or award can be paid into NEST, the most common of which are annual leave, long service leave, sick leave, severance, redundancy and productivity payments.

Whilst other employee entitlement trusts exist, they are generally restricted to specific industries and specific entitlement categories such as long service leave or redundancy. NEST is the first trust that accepts contributions for all types of non-superannuation entitlements across all Australian industries.

The table to the right illustrates the broad scope and flexibility of NEST:

Entitlements

protected by NEST

Long Service Leave

Yes

Redundancy

Yes

Annual Leave

Yes

Annual Leave Loading

Yes

Sick Leave

Yes

Maternity Leave

Yes

Paternity Leave

Yes

Training Leave

Yes

Education Leave

Yes

Bonus Payments

Yes

Productivity Payments

Yes

Special Leave

Yes

Superannuation

No

NEST Newbie?

If you are new to NEST you're sure
to have a question or two...

To help you out we've compiled a
list of answers on our Frequently
Asked Questions page here.